Glove



S. M. STRAUS Jan. 5, 1937.

GLOVEy Filed Feb. 19, 1934 mvENToR Wdzr A'rroRNEYS Patented Jan. 5, 1937UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE 3 Claims.

My invention relates to a new and improved glove and a new and improvedmethod of making the same.

One of the objects' of my invention is to pro vide a gloove having anextensible wrist portion.

Another object of my invention is to provide a glove whose wrist portionis fluted and extensible.

Another object of my invention is to provide a glove having anextensible wrist portion, by sewing elastic thread or threads to theexterior of the glove, in order to provide a suitable ornamentalappearance and to eliminate the use of elastic inserts so that theinterior of the glove does not have any inwardly projecting portions.

Other objects of my invention will be set forth in the followingdescription and drawing which illustrates a preferred embodimentthereof, it being understood that the above statements of the object ofmy invention is intended to generally explain the same without limitingit in any manner.

Fig. 1 is a plan view of the improved glove.

Fig. 2 is a detail plan view showing how the wrist portion of the gloveis extended.

Fig. 3 is a sectional view on the line 3-3 of Fig. 1.

Fig. 4 is a perspective view which illustrates the elastic thread whichis used, this View being Very much enlarged.

It has heretofore been proposed to make the wrist portion of a gloveelastic and extensible, by providing elastic tapes or the like whichwere located at the interior of the glove or which were located inpockets which were provided in the glove. Such constructions wereundesirable because they spoiled the ornamental appearance of the gloveand they added to' the thickness or bulk of the glove at the wristportion.

The improved construction is applied to a glove of any suitable materialsuch as leather or the like.

In the preferred embodiment, I provide two pairs of elastic threads I2,the threads of each pair being spaced from each other and said pairsbeing also substantially spaced from each other. The distance betweenthe pairs of threads exceeds the distance between the threads of eachpa1r.

The elastic threads I2 are made of any suitable elastic material and Iprefer to use the well known Lastex material.

As diagrammatically shown in Fig. 4, said Lastex thread has a core I2amade of rubber or the like, which is covered by a helical winding (Cl..2d-162) ci any suitable yarn, such as silk, cotton or the These "Lastexthreads can be applied by a suitable sewing machine. 'Ihe Lastex threadsare sewed around the wrist portion of the glove `5 and up to the slit insaid wrist portion, while said Lastex threads are maintained undertension. When the tension is released, said threads contact so as toform flutes I3.

If the glove does not have a Wrist slit at its inner side, said Lastexthreads I2 may be sewed either entirely around the wrist portion of theglove, or at any desired part or parts thereof.

Fig. 2 illustrates how the wrist portion of the glove can betransversely stretched until the flutes I3 have disappeared.

The stretch of the wrist portion can be from one-third to one-half ofits cross-sectional dimension, when the wrist portion is in its positionof maximum contraction. This provides for sucient stretch to enable thehand of the user to be readily inserted and the wrist, portion of theglove then has a snug t.

The elastic threads l2 are wholly separated from each other. That is,they are not connected by cross threads or the like so that the materialof the glove can be freely puckered or uted, intermediate each said pairof threads I2.

As shown in detail in Fig. 2, the elastic stitch which is produced bythe threads I2, comprises a series of interlocking loops L, said loopsbeing wedge-shaped.

At the inner surface of the glove, the threads I2 are substantiallyiiush with said inner surface, so that the bulk of the glove at itsinner surface 35 is not increased to any objectionable extent. At theouter surface of the glove, the loops I2 project substantially and theycan be made of a color which contrasts with the color of the material ofthe glove, in order to provide an ornamental effect.

A glove of this type can be very readily and cheaply constructed and itis as comfortable as the ordinary glove, while giving the desiredstretch and elasticity at the wrist portion. The rows of elasticstitches are preferably perpendicular to the longitudinal axis of theglove, but any suitable angle may be utilized.

The elastic threads can be applied to the trank 50 or glove blank whileit is in the at condition, and the sewing of the glove blank can then becompleted.

While I have shown four rows of elastic stitches,

I can utilize any desired number of such rows, 55

either one or more, and I do not wish to exclude from the scope of theinvention, the use of rows of parallel stitches, Which may betransversely connected by transverse stitch members.

Likewise I do not wish to exclude from the scope of the invention, theuse of elastic stitches which may project slightly from the interiorsurface of the glove although I prefer to use stitches which projectmuch more from the exterior sur- 10 face of the glove, than from itsinterior surface.

Referring to Fig. 1, the distance between the top row of stitches l2 andthe bottom row of stitches l2 should be about one-half the total lengthof the Wrist portion, and the top row of 15 stitches l2 may be directlyadjacent the wristjoint portion of the glove.

The material of the glove `may be specified as being fluted or normally`fluted, adjacent the elastic stitches, as this is the normal conditionwhich is illustrated in Fig. 1.

I have shown a preferred embodiment of my invention, but itis clear thatnumerous changes and omissions can be made without departing from itsspirit.

1. A glove having a Wrist portion, said wrist portion having transverselooped stitches made of elastic thread and which engage the material ofsaid Wrist portion, the material of said wrist portion being heldnormally iiuted by said stitches, said stitches projecting more from theoutside surface of the glove than from the inner surface of the glove.

2. A glove having spaced rows of elastic looped stitches which engagethe material thereof, the front row of elastic stitches beingsubstantially adjacent the Wrist-joint portion of the glove, thematerial of the glove being held normally fluted by said stitches, saidstitches projecting more from the exterior surface of the glove thanfrom its interior surface.

3. A glove having a wrist portion, said Wrist portion having connectedlooped stitches made of elastic thread and connected by the loops ofsaid stitches to the material of said wrist portion, the

material of said wrist portion being held normally fiuted by saidstitches.

. SYLVAN M. ISTRAUS.

